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  2. CROSSING SAFETY PremiumConcerns grow for Paris Road safety after warden hit

  3. PLANE TREES PremiumThe trees on Uduc Road in Harvey are set to stay

  4. RSL PremiumThe Harvey RSL is encouraging new members to join

  5. FootballPremiumLions women stay undefeated while men lose three in a row

The Peel Harvey Biosecurity Group has opened its biennial community survey.

BiosecurityPremiumResidents invited to have a say on local biosecurity issues

Residents across the Peel-Harvey region are being invited to have their say on local biosecurity issues, with Peel Harvey Biosecurity Group opening its biennial community survey.

Craig Duncan

Charlotte Rawlinson, of Brunswick, will represent Murray-Wellington in the Youth Parliament program.

YOUTH PARLIMENT PremiumBrunswick teenager chosen for WA Youth Parliament

A Brunswick teenager is one of 59 young people from across the State set to take part in the Y WA’s 2026 Youth Parliament program. 

Rose Patane and Serian Lockwood-Jones

Lauren Quaife gets a kick away.

FootballPremiumLocal set to star for WA in third State appearance

Swan Districts’ Lauren Quaife has been selected in a star-studded WAFLW outfit ahead of next month’s State game against South Australia

Jack Penniment

Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault celebrate a goal in round three.

FootballPremiumLions men get outlasted while women remain undefeated

Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault were outclassed by two-time reigning premiers South Bunbury 10.7 (67) to 9.7 (61) at Hands Oval in Saturday evening’s round five SWFL clash.

Jack Penniment

Alcoa’s Wagerup refinery

Emissions PremiumAlcoa’s Mercury emissions reach new height at Wagerup

The emissions of a South West refinery have been put under the microscope with mercury pollution reaching a record high in recent years. 

Craig Duncan

An aerial view of Uduc Road in Harvey.

CITY STATUSPremiumHarvey shire council endorses city status

City living is one step closer for residents in the Shire of Harvey after the council voted in favour proceed with an application for reclassification to city status. 

Rose Patane

Albemarle's Andrew Tieleman with the South West volunteer of the year 2026 winner Ken Sprigg.

VOUNTEER AWARDSPremiumPremiumSouth West volunteers celebrated at annual awards night

Celebrating the service and contributions of volunteers brought the South West community together in Bunbury on Thursday night for the 2026 South West Volunteering Awards.

WA Water Minister Don Punch.

WaterPremiumPremiumResidents to turn off retic as rains set to soak South West

South West residents are being reminded to turn off their sprinklers this winter as the seasonal rains are set to make their arrival. 

Yaka Dandjoo chairperson and Goomburrup chief executive Charmaine May speaking at the 2026 Reconciliation Week opening at the Graham Bricknell Shell in Bunbury.

RECONCILIATION WEEK PremiumPremiumBunbury ceremony opens Reconciliation Week

Community members gathered at Bunbury’s Graham Bricknell Memorial Music Shell on Monday morning for the official opening of National Reconciliation Week. 

A new traffic warden started work at the Paris Road and Break O'Day Drive crossing in Australind on Monday.

CROSSING SAFETY PremiumA traffic warden has begun duty on Paris Road

WA Police have confirmed the return of a traffic warden to the Paris Road and Break O’Day Drive children’s crossing in Australind. 

Rose Patane

The Brunswick Singers performing at the 2026 Brunswick Regional Singing Festival, Voices United.

CHOIR FESTIVALPremiumBrunswick hosts regional singing festival Voices United

Gentle voices filled Brunswick’s Memorial Hall at the weekend as singing groups from across the South West gathered for a special festival. 

Rose Patane

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Meet and Bun’s John Pavlos at his Mt Lawley store.

Courts & JusticePremiumFormer Meet & Bun boss admits shocking drug offences

The former managing director of popular burger joint Meet & Bun has pleaded guilty to a string of drug offences. 

Jessica Evensen

Joondalup Health Campus chief executive Renaud Mazy quietly exits role

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Joondalup Health Campus boss quietly quits after two years

Joondalup Health Campus chief executive Renaud Mazy has quit the top job after just two years at the beleaguered hospital. 

Hannah Cross

Sheffield Resources' Thunderbird mineral sands mine.

MiningCommentsPremiumTaxpayer-backed mine has one last roll of the dice

A key contractor at the Thunderbird mineral sands mine is out the door, with the WA operation teetering on the brink of financial collapse.

Adrian Rauso

Two young lives have been lost in a horror crash in the Wheatbelt after a ute slammed into a tree near Dandaragan in the early hours of Sunday.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumWheatbelt tragedy as three young lives lost in 24 hours

The Wheatbelt has been rocked by tragedy after three young people were killed in two separate crashes in less than 24 hours.

Troy de Ruyter

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Meet and Bun’s John Pavlos at his Mt Lawley store.

Courts & JusticePremiumFormer Meet & Bun boss admits shocking drug offences

The former managing director of popular burger joint Meet & Bun has pleaded guilty to a string of drug offences. 

Jessica Evensen

Roller shutters can no longer be installed in some City of Stirling suburbs after the council decided they had a negative impact on heritage values.

Shut downCommentsPopular house trend banned in three Perth suburbs

Council members voted 14-1 at their May meeting to change planning policies for three suburbs.

Sophie Gannon

Sheffield Resources' Thunderbird mineral sands mine.

MiningCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumTaxpayer-backed mine has one last roll of the dice

A key contractor at the Thunderbird mineral sands mine is out the door, with the WA operation teetering on the brink of financial collapse.

Football icon Neale Daniher has died after a public and inspirational fight with motor neurone disease that lasted more than a decade. 

AFL VideoCommentsCommentsFootball icon Neale Daniher dies aged 65

Football icon Neale Daniher has died after a public and inspirational fight with motor neurone disease that lasted more than a decade. 

James Heggaton was killed in a road crash.

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PremiumFarmer and beloved community member revealed as crash victim

A Great Southern town has been rocked by the death of a well-known farmer and passionate country football supporter in a horrific crash on Saturday morning.

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The median house price increased by 5 per cent over the March quarter this year.

Property market PremiumMedian house sale price cracks $600k mark in Geraldton

Geraldton’s median house price has soared by more than $200,000 in two years, cracking the $600,000 barrier in the latest data released by the Real Estate Institute of WA.

Imogen Wilson

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development field veterinary officer Dr Izzy Drage condition scores ewes.

Sheep nutritional demand PremiumSheep producers early to monitor stock nutrition

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is encouraging sheep producers to take early, preventative action to reduce the risk of pregnancy toxaemia and hypocalcaemia during winter.

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Cath Tan

HealthcareLaw changes prompt fears for future of private midwives

Cath Tan is the last remaining privately practising homebirth midwife in Geraldton, which she fears could all be stripped away from her when legislative changes come into force at the start of next year. 

Sienna Seychell

Tyson Overstone

Mid West is bestPremiumPremium‘Mid West is best’: Local pleads for more tourism love

A passionate Geraldton local is up in arms the Mid West seems to constantly miss out on crucial funding and attention for tourism despite the region’s significant potential. 

Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth.

underpayment issuePremiumPremiumSouthern Cross Care paying out $5.4m to almost 2000 workers

Social services provider Southern Cross Care WA is paying out almost $5.4 million to nearly 2000 current and former workers who were underpaid during a period of more than eight years.

The City of Greater Geraldton has called for expressions of interest in developing 8.8ha of land in Mahomets Flats for housing.

HousingPremiumPremiumWarr questions State Govt over passing the housing buck

Geraldton MLA Kirrilee Warr has accused the State Government of using local government as a “dumping ground”, questioning the need for councils to step in and get involved in housing projects.

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Wegovy semaglutide tablets.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumWeight-loss wars go global as Novo Nordisk bets big on pill

The battle for dominance over the lucrative market has so far focused largely on the key US market, currently accounting for more than half of both Novo’s and Eli Lilly’s respective sales.

Elsa Ohlen

Vladimir Putin's visit to China is expected to include talks with Xi Jinping on trade and defence.

CNBC newsCommentsPutin’s ‘long game’: Why he’s visiting China after Trump

These are the three key areas where Russia’s leader would like to deepen ties and extract concrete pledges.

Emily Williams

A lack of high-quality feedback could also lead to attrition.

Workplace MattersCommentsPremium‘Be honest?’: Why workers don’t tell their bosses the truth

Leaders say that they want to hear the honest truth about what’s happening but almost half of executives surveyed said that a lack of honest feedback is their primary concern.

Sophie Caldwell

Strategists such as Galloway can charge more than $15,000 a month for their services.

CNBC newsCommentsPremiumMeet the YouTube whisperers behind the biggest video names

With thousands of YouTube creators relying on the platform for income, many are turning to strategists as essential advisors on how to keep videos viral.

Alex Sherman and Zach Vallese

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WA is on the brink of securing a two-year-deal on AFL Origin.

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WA on brink of two-year Origin deal in Perth

WA is on the brink of securing a two-year deal to stage AFL Origin in Perth - but fans are likely to miss out on seeing Origin at Optus Stadium in 2028.

Joe Spagnolo

CME CEO Aaron Morey is arguing junior explorers should be exempt from CGT changes.

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The West Australian exclusive
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Mining lobby pushes CGT exemption for junior explorers

WA’s powerful mining lobby has weighed in on the Albanese Government’s tax changes warning exploration of new resources projects could be on the line if there is no carve-out for junior explorers. 

Joe Spagnolo

Frustrated WA universities say they are still in the dark over government plans to merge the State’s tertiary institutions, with a report into the mergers still under lock and key.

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The West Australian exclusive
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CommentsPremium‘Not aware’: WA universities kept in the dark over mergers

Frustrated WA universities say they are still in the dark over government plans to merge the State’s tertiary institutions, with a report into the mergers still under lock and key.

WA small business owners who built their firms around long-standing tax rules could face a costly reckoning under Labor’s capital gains tax overhaul.

TaxCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumREVEALED: What WA business owners think of CGT changes

Legislation to overhaul the capital gains tax discount has hit Parliament. Four WA small businesses explain what the changes could mean for them.

A pedestrian was thrown over a limestone retaining wall and left seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle that allegedly lost control in North Beach on Saturday morning.

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Man in his 60s in serious condition after North Beach crash

A pedestrian was thrown over a limestone retaining wall and left seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle that allegedly lost control in North Beach on Saturday morning.

A man allegedly armed with a knife has gone on a lengthy rampage in East Perth, threatening members of the public and causing damage, just days after another separate alleged violent incident in Perth city. 

CrimePremiumMan charged after terrifying knife rampage at train station

A man accused of threatening members of the public with a knife at a busy East Perth station footbridge has been remanded in custody after facing court on multiple charges.

Sophie Gannon